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BioWare Demos Dragon Age II: Legacy

For many players -- particularly battle-hardened veterans of Dragon Age: Origins -- Hawke barely broke a sweat en route to becoming the Champion of Kirkwall in Dragon Age II. BioWare heard the subsequent "too easy" outcry and is working to crank up the challenge significantly in the first DLC pack for DA2, Legacy.

Legacy takes place in an ancient Grey Warden prison, where, according to BioWare, players will encounter new types of Darkspawn beasties that are not only tougher, but smarter, too. Get an overview of the story in the Legacy trailer and then see the DLC in action in the gameplay demo below:

Dragon Age: Legacy will be available for download on PC and Mac OS, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live on July 26 for $10 or 800 MS/BioWare Points.

Sharkey says: There were a handful of tough battles in DA2, but nothing remotely close to the original. Based on the demo, it appears players will have to once again get tactical for Legacy, pausing and directing the action a-la Origins instead of jumping in and button mashing. It will be interesting to see just how tough Legacy gets.